Speaking on talkSPORT, Danny Murphy has delivered fresh criticism on Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka, labelling him a "liability".

What did he say?

Murphy was openly critical of the Switzerland international during the Gunners' FA Cup third round clash against Leeds United on Monday night, calling him "lazy" for his tracking back, and rebuking his propensity for making fouls.

And now, Murphy has doubled down on his verdict on the midfielder, claiming that he simply doesn't learn his lessons when he takes to the pitch.

He said: "I’ve been on at Xhaka for quite a while, I’ve dug him out a few times. I’m paid to comment on what I see. If you play in midfield, you can’t expect to keep making the same mistakes and not be criticised. I can’t doubt his passion and his work ethic. Like all of the Arsenal players, he was very good second-half.

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"But when you run around headless and you don’t think about what you’re doing, you’re going to keep getting booked and you’re going to be a liability for your team. He was lucky to stay on the pitch and he doesn’t learn his lessons."

Myth

One man's mindless tackle, is another man's tactical foul. And whilst Xhaka appears to be getting a bad rep from Murphy for erring on the wrong side of it, his disciplinary record this season in the Premier League suggests he hasn't overstepped the mark considerably. The Swiss ace has picked up just four bookings in the 15 games that he has played, meaning that he avoided the threshold of five that would have seen him pick up a one-game ban.

And under Mikel Arteta in recent weeks, Xhaka has shown signs of major progression, unlike what Murphy seems to believe. As per Whoscored in the the three games where data has been collected since Arteta's announcement, the midfielder's overall match rating has consistently gone up from 6.89 to 7.17 to 7.42 in the home victory over Manchester United. And despite making seven fouls in those three games, he did not pick up a single booking.

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Perhaps the Swiss man is simply becoming smarter in the way he is committing fouls, stopping counter-attacks and thinking of the team first. Murphy would do well to just take a step back and avoid running with misconceptions.

Meanwhile, Mikel Arteta has revived this Arsenal ace who struggled under Unai Emery.